Overcast skies with a semblance of rain-to-come this late-afternoon Saturday in California’s Central Valley. Rain was forecast for today, but so far we’ve been high and dry. Maybe later: The annual White House Correspondents’ Association…
Today a bridge was crossed. Although there’s been a decade’s worth of shitty shit happening lately, an incident in T-Rump’s off-the-rails, unhinged work in making the world is a bit more ominous, chillingly predictable and…
Another wistful, sunny, and comfortable pre-fall setting out-of-doors just past the noon hour this Thursday here in California’s Central Valley — simply seemingly becoming the best time of the year, i.e., weatherwise anyway. Maybe the…
NOTE: This a re-post of a significant memory detail from the distant past, seemingly really, really relevant today. This is an essay-like piece of mine from a way-while back, originally published Dec. 30, 2007, at…
In a year of note-worthy union accomplishments across a wide variety of occupations from show biz to the auto industry, now it’s the media’s turn to stand in the labor spotlight — today about 750…
(Artwork: Leonid Pasternak‘s ‘The Passion of Creation,’ found here.) Originative writing is an art form for the mentally disturbed. An actuality proven by history and reality. Yet nowadays there are thousands, literally hundreds of thousands…
Overcast with a chilly breeze this early-evening Monday here in California’s Central Valley — a quick turnaround from the heat, a nice break. Not on a break are journalists covering the horror of war now…
Hot and feeling hot this late-afteroon Monday here in California’s Central Valley — just another drop in the bucket of weather going abnormal on the normal (for climate change). I came across the story when…
Sunshine and a cool, gentle breeze this late-afternoon Friday here in California’s Central Valley — another weekend ahead with even more agreeable weather. Summer is nice and soft, so far. Beyond the terrible news dump…
Once again sunshine and well-warm temperatures this late-morning Tuesday here in California’s Central Valley — and one more episode of a pre-summer’s encounter with quickly-approaching summer. In the trough of news cycling today through the…